> (1) So why isn't this working? > > root@PuteA Sat Feb 04 16:52:31 > [240] ~ $ iptables -I INPUT -s 192.168.1.0/24 --dport 9000 -j ACCEPT > iptables v1.3.0: Unknown arg `--dport' Sorry forgot something in the line there, it should be: # iptables -I INPUT -s 192.168.0.0/24 -p tcp --dport 9000 -j ACCEPT Don't quite rember if slimserver needs UDP aswell, if so also enter: # iptables -I INPUT -s 192.168.0.0/24 -p udp --dport 9000 -j ACCEP > (2) Also, I've noticed that the box on which I've installed slimserver > now has another user (which I did not add!) called "slimserver" with a > home directory of /usr/local/slimserver. Under "User Properties --> > Account Info" the "local password is locked" box is checked. This is a default setting, meant to run slimserver as a seperate user other than root, for security reasons. You'd better keep it this way so slimserver can't access the whole system. Ciao, Bart